Holy Cross lost against Taylor County back in April of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Holy Cross Cougars took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Taylor County Cardinals. Holy Cross has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hunter Drake spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Holy Cross saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Hand, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Collin Williams, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Taylor County's side, they got a great performance from Caeden Patterson as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Patterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Jones was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Garrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Taylor County, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2-1.
Holy Cross has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Bullitt Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Taylor County, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against West Jessamine at 6:30 p.m. West Jessamine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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